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Department of Homeland Security Insider Threat and Mitigation Act of 2017 [HB-666] [Cybersecurity ] [National Security ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
Department of Homeland Security Insider Threat and Mitigation Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish an Insider Threat Program, which shall: (1) provide training and education for DHS personnel to identify, prevent, mitigate, and respond to insider threat risks to DHS's critical assets; (2) provide investigative support regarding such threats; and (3) conduct risk mitigation activities for such threats. DHS shall establish a Steering Committee. The (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Peter King Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 02/01/2017

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CHOICE Act Consumer Health Options and Insurance Competition Enhancement Act [HB-635] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ]
CHOICE Act Consumer Health Options and Insurance Competition Enhancement Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to offer, throughout the United States, a public health insurance option that provides value, choice, competition, and the stability of affordable, high-quality coverage. Plans under the public health insurance option must be qualified health plans and must include plans with bronze, silver, and gold tier benefits. (Qualified health plans are sold on health insurance (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 01/24/2017

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READ Act Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act [HB-601] [Education ] [International ] [Disaster Relief ] [Small Business ] [Housing ] [Budget and Spending ] [Agriculture ] [Defense ] [Energy ] [Water ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Arts and Culture ] [Cybersecurity ] [Elections ] [Funding ] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Children and Youth ] [Unemployment ] [Food ] [Senior Citizens ] [Infrastructure ] [Economic Development ]
READ Act Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act DIVISION A--REINFORCING EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY IN DEVELOPMENT ACT Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act or the READ Act (Sec. 3) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to state that it shall be U.S. policy to work with partner countries, other donors, multilateral institutions, the private sector, and nongovernmental and civil society organizations (including faith-based organizations and organizations that represent teachers, students, and parents) to promote (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey Pursuant To The Provisions Of S. Con. Res. 24, Enrollment Corrections On H.r. 601 Have Been Made. on 09/08/2017

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CHOICE Act Consumer Health Options and Insurance Competition Enhancement Act [S.194] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ]
CHOICE Act Consumer Health Options and Insurance Competition Enhancement Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to offer, throughout the United States, a public health insurance option that provides value, choice, competition, and the stability of affordable, high-quality coverage. Plans under the public health insurance option must be qualified health plans and must include plans with bronze, silver, and gold tier benefits. (Qualified health plans are sold on health insurance (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/23/2017

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Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act [HB-589] [Energy ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Science ] [National Security ] [Cybersecurity ] [Manufacturing ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Education ] [Artificial Intelligence ]
Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act TITLE I--LABORATORY MODERNIZATION AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER Laboratory Modernization and Technology Transfer Act (Sec. 102) This bill instructs the Department of Energy (DOE) to permit specified National Laboratories owned by DOE to use funds authorized to support technology transfer within DOE to: (1) carry out early stage and precommercial technology demonstration activities to remove technology barriers limiting private sector interest, and (2) demonstrate potential commercial applications of any (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs Became Public Law No: 115-246. on 09/28/2018

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Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act [S.179] [Immigration ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Small Business ] [Cybersecurity ] [Data Privacy ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Crime ]
Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act This bill amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to make the E-Verify program permanent. The bill requires: (1) federal agencies, contractors, and critical employers to participate in E-Verify; (2) all U.S. employers to participate in E-Verify within one year of enactment of this Act; and (3) employers using a contract, subcontract, or exchange to obtain labor to certify that they utilize E-Verify. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall require the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/20/2017

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A bill to ensure that certain Federal public works and infrastructure projects use materials produced in the United States, and for other purposes. [S.181] [Infrastructure ] [Trade ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Construction ] [Manufacturing ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ]
A bill to ensure that certain Federal public works and infrastructure projects use materials produced in the United States, and for other purposes. This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to publish a report that identifies all federal assistance programs for public works and infrastructure administered by the federal government. For each such program, GAO shall: (1) identify whether a domestic content preference requirement applies and, if so, provide preference details; and (2) describe the type of infrastructure projects (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 01/20/2017

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in the Nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the United States Government should "Get Out of the Way and Stay Out of the Way". [HR-53] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Cybersecurity ] [Data Privacy ]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in the Nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the United States Government should "Get Out of the Way and Stay Out of the Way". Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in the nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the U.S. government should get out of the way and stay out of the way by: (1) promoting investment through deregulation and free-market competition; (2) (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Latta Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 01/25/2017

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Make State Governments More Open, Honest, and Transparent Act of 2017 [HB-554] [Ethics ] [Elections ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Make State Governments More Open, Honest, and Transparent Act of 2017 This bill directs the head of a federal agency that administers any of specified block grant programs to suspend the authority of the state to administer funds under the program if the state does not enact or enforce at least one law that requires disclosure by a state legislator of financial interests, prohibits a legislator from soliciting political party or election campaign contributions, or prohibits the making or soliciting of contributions during a period of contractor (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Kildee Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 02/08/2017

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Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act [HB-576] [Budget and Spending ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Poverty ] [Social Security ]
Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act This bill allows the Department of the Treasury to enter into agreements with state and local governments for social-impact partnership projects for which federal funds shall be awarded only if a project achieves certain agreed-upon outcomes resulting in both social benefit and federal, state, or local savings. In carrying out these agreements, Treasury must consult with the Federal Interagency Council on Social Impact Partnerships and the Commission on Social Impact Partnerships (both newly established (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 02/01/2017

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Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2017 [S.146] [Technology and Innovation ] [National Security ] [Cybersecurity ] [Immigration ] [Law Enforcement ] [Defense ] [Public Safety ] [Funding ]
Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2017 This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) ensure that each border security technology acquisition program that is a major acquisition program has an acquisition program baseline approved by the relevant acquisition decision authority; (2) document program program cost, schedule, and performance compliance; and (3) have a plan for each program to meet implementation objectives by managing contractor performance. DHS and U.S. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 115-230. on 04/16/2018

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Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 [S.133] [Defense ] [Cybersecurity ] [National Security ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Science ] [Military ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ]
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (Sec. 101) This bill authorizes FY2017 appropriations for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities of: the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); the Department of Defense (DOD); the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); the National Security Agency (NSA); the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force; the U.S. Coast Guard; the Departments of State, the Treasury, Energy, and Justice; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Burr Select Committee On Intelligence. Reported By Senator Burr Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 115-2. Additional Views Filed. on 01/20/2017

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Interim Consolidated Storage Act of 2017 [HB-474] [Energy ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Science ]
Interim Consolidated Storage Act of 2017 This bill amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to authorize the Department of Energy (DOE) to enter into new contracts (or modify existing contracts) with the licensee of an interim consolidated storage facility in order to take title to and store in it either high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel of domestic origin. The bill defines: "interim consolidated storage facility" as a facility licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the storage of high-level radioactive waste or spent (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Rice Introduced In House on 01/12/2017

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Recognizing the anniversary of the tragic earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010, honoring those who lost their lives in the earthquake and in Hurricane Matthew in October 2016, and expressing continued solidarity with the Haitian people. [HR-49] [International ] [Disaster Relief ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [Food ] [Water ] [Public Health ] [Climate Change ] [Community Development ]
Recognizing the anniversary of the tragic earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010, honoring those who lost their lives in the earthquake and in Hurricane Matthew in October 2016, and expressing continued solidarity with the Haitian people. Honors: (1) those who lost their lives in Haiti due to the earthquake on January 12, 2010, and Hurricane Matthew in October 2016; and (2) the sacrifice of the men and women of the government of Haiti, the U.S. government, the United Nations (U.N.), and the international community for their response to those affected (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On The Western Hemisphere. on 02/16/2017

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No Religious Registry Act of 2017 [HB-489] [Human Rights ] [Immigration ] [National Security ] [Religion ] [Law Enforcement ] [Data Privacy ]
No Religious Registry Act of 2017 This bill prohibits U.S. government officers or employees from collecting information or utilizing a registry or database to classify or surveil on the basis of religious affiliation: (1) U.S. nationals, (2) aliens lawfully present in the United States, or (3) aliens who apply for a visa or seek admission to the United States or on whose behalf a petition under the immigration laws is submitted. The bill also prohibits studies related to the collection of such information or the establishment or utilization of such (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 02/06/2017

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Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2017 [HB-505] [Technology and Innovation ] [National Security ] [Cybersecurity ] [Immigration ] [Law Enforcement ] [Defense ] [Public Safety ] [Funding ]
Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) ensure that each border security technology acquisition program that is determined to be a major acquisition program has an acquisition program baseline approved by the relevant acquisition decision authority; (2) document that each such program is meeting the cost, schedule, and performance thresholds specified in such baseline in compliance with relevant departmental acquisition (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 02/01/2017

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FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 [S.139] [Crime ] [Cybersecurity ] [National Security ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ]
FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the DNA Identification Act of 1994 to require the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to issue standards and procedures for using Rapid DNA instruments to analyze DNA samples of criminal offenders. Rapid DNA instruments carry out a fully automated process to create a DNA analysis from a DNA sample. DNA samples prepared by criminal justice agencies using Rapid DNA instruments in compliance the FBI-issued standards and procedures may be included in the Combined DNA Index System (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee Became Public Law No: 115-118. (txt | Pdf) on 01/19/2018

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Counteracting Russian Hostilities Act of 2017 [S.94] [Cybersecurity ] [Human Rights ] [International ] [National Security ] [Elections ] [Funding ] [Law Enforcement ] [Military ] [Trade ] [Finance ]
Counteracting Russian Hostilities Act of 2017 This bill directs the President to impose U.S. entry and property blocking sanctions against: (1) a person that engages in significant activities for the government of the Russian Federation that undermine U.S. or allied cyber security, or (2) a foreign person responsible for serious human rights abuses in any territory occupied or controlled by Russia. The President shall impose specified financial and property sanctions against a person that: (1) engages in a significant transaction on behalf of Russian (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 04/27/2017

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Tax Accountability Act of 2017 [HB-396] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Small Business ] [Law Enforcement ]
Tax Accountability Act of 2017 This bill declares that no government contracts or grants should be awarded to individuals or companies with seriously delinquent federal tax debts. Agencies offering a grant or issuing a solicitation for bids or a request for proposals for a contract in an amount greater than the simplified acquisition threshold (currently $150,000) shall require each person that submits a grant application, bid, or proposal to: (1) certify whether such person has a seriously delinquent tax debt, and (2) authorize the Department of (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Chaffetz Introduced In House on 01/10/2017

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Veterans Health Equity Act of 2017 [HB-388] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Public Health ]
Veterans Health Equity Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure that veterans eligible for hospital care and medical services through the VA have access to: (1) at least one full-service VA hospital in each of the 48 contiguous states, or (2) hospital care and medical services comparable to that provided in full-service VA hospitals through contract with other health providers in such states. Directs the VA to report on compliance with such requirement, including its effect on improving the quality and standards (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/03/2017

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